TN: 1998 Ch. Figeac, Saint Emilion
Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:26 am
1998 Ch. Figeac, Saint Emilion
Steak dinner tonight and I wanted a Cali cab but didn’t have any in my home wine refrigerator. The other choice was a 2002 Smith-Haut-Lafitte and I decided to go with the older 1998 Figeac. Anyway, and to cut to the chase, if this wine was included in a double blind tasting, I’ll bet that most guesses would peg this as New World. Although still quite young, wood, some mocha, layers of black/blue fruit and hint of maple are all present. Not a bad wine, plus I really like the Toulouse Lautrec style label. But, if I’m looking to buy, I’ll probably spend my money on trying other 98s first. B
Steak dinner tonight and I wanted a Cali cab but didn’t have any in my home wine refrigerator. The other choice was a 2002 Smith-Haut-Lafitte and I decided to go with the older 1998 Figeac. Anyway, and to cut to the chase, if this wine was included in a double blind tasting, I’ll bet that most guesses would peg this as New World. Although still quite young, wood, some mocha, layers of black/blue fruit and hint of maple are all present. Not a bad wine, plus I really like the Toulouse Lautrec style label. But, if I’m looking to buy, I’ll probably spend my money on trying other 98s first. B